Fleetwood Town knock Arsenal out of Carabao Cup on penalties

Fleetwood Town entered the Carabao Cup fourth round as the lowest-ranked side still in the competition. The League Two club hosted Arsenal with a place in the last eight at stake, according to the BBC.

The early coverage focused partly on Arsenal's selection. Sky Sports reported on October 26 that Meslier and 18-year-old O'Neill were starting at Fleetwood.

The October 26 live coverage set up a meeting between a fourth-tier host and Arsenal. By October 27, reports described a match that had brought both an unusual interruption and a major cup upset.

A drone spotted above Fleetwood's home ground caused play to be halted for around eight minutes, ESPN FC reported on October 27.

The contest ultimately went to penalties. Coughlan scored a spot kick as Fleetwood won the shootout, according to The42.

The result eliminated Arsenal in the round of 16, Fanpage reported. Fleetwood, eighteenth in League Two according to The42, had beaten opponents from three divisions above them.

Fleetwood are through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Arsenal are out, with the penalty shootout defeat confirmed in the Daily Mail's coverage.

The scale of the result rests on Fleetwood's position as well as Arsenal's elimination. A side sitting eighteenth in the fourth tier has reached the last eight, an outcome The42 described as one of the greatest upsets in League Cup history.